The Rocket

2005

2h 4m

6.7(46 votes)

Drama

Overview

The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.

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Cast & Crew

51 members

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Roy Dupuis

Maurice Richard

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Julie Le Breton

Lucille Richard

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Stephen McHattie

Dick Irvin

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Michel Barrette

Père Norchet

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Rémy Girard

Tony Bergeron

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Tony Calabretta

Frank Selke

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Philip Craig

Tommy Gorman

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Paul Doucet

Camil Desroches

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Sean Avery

Bob Dill

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Pascal Dupuis

Milt Schmidt

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Diane Lavallée

Alice Norchet

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François Langlois-Vallières

Maurice Richard à 16 ans

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Pierre-François Legendre

Georges Norchet

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Mario Jean

Paul Stuart

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Robert Brouillette

Partisan fanatique

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Benoît Girard

Paul St-Georges

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Normand Chouinard

Michel Normandin

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Randy Thomas

Hector 'Toe' Blake

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Mike Ricci

Elmer Lach

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Vincent Lecavalier

Jean Béliveau

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Stéphane Quintal

Dollard St-Laurent

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Ian Laperrière

Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion

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René Gagnon

Sénateur Donat Raymond

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Amélie Richer

Lucille Norchet 13 ans

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Luc Proulx

Rolland Léveillée

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Serge Houde

Connie Smythe

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Patrick Bernier

Doug Harvey

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Sebastien Roberts

Bob Fillion

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Alain Boucher

Partisan frondeur

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David-Olivier Gélinas

Dickie Moore

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Gilles Marsolais

Policier Boston

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Jean-François Paré

Philippe Harvey

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Serge Bonin

Gardien de but

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Larry Day

Policier Boston

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Tedd Dillon

Clarence Campbell

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André-Sébastien Dorion

Arbitre New York

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Alain Gauthier

Harmon

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Marc Gourdeau

Reporter

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Greg Goyer

Toronto goaltender

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Terry Haig

Dr. Walter McKay

Crew

Tyler Hall

Murph Chamberlain

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Albert Kwan

Plongeur chinois

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Gerardo Lo Dico

Policier Forum

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John Maclaren

Journaliste anglophone

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Mathieu Morin

Juge de ligne Boston

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Steve Petitpas

Juge de ligne New York

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Howard Rosenstein

Ken Reardon

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Philippe Sauvé

Gardien Jim Henry

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Marc Tanguay

Referee

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Allen Zarnett

Homme de bras

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Sound

Maxime Veilleux

Georges Norchet 17 ans

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